Satyrium mera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Satyrium
Species: Satyrium mera

Satyrium mera (Janson, O.E., [1877]).

Type locality: Japan, "Matzabaro, about 200 miles N.W. of Yedo".

Holotype: BMNH, iv.1912, Mr. Jonas.

Thecla mera Janson, [1877]: 156.
Strymonidia mera (Janson); Yokoyama & Wakabayashi, 1970: 88, pl.49, figs 138a-b.
Strymonidea ibukiensis [sic] Futo & Murayama, 1990: 33. Synonymy in Bridges, 1994.
Satyrium mera (Janson); Bridges, 1994: VIII.115.

Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page.
Futo, M. & Murayama, S., 1990. A new taxa of Strymonidea mera in Mt. Ibuki, Prefecture Siga, Japan. [In Japanese]. Konchu to Shizen (Nature & Insects) 25(3): 33–34, Ill. Reference page.
Janson, O.E., [1877]. Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera, with descriptions of new species. Cistula Entomologica 2(16): 153–160. BHL. Reference page.
Yokoyama, M. & Wakabayashi, M., 1970. Coloured Illustrations of the Butterflies of Japan Hoikusha Publishing Co. Ltd, Osaka.178pp, 74 pls. Reference page.